“The Golden Rule: Do Unto Others…” Documentary Receives the 2024
Peace Film Award from Three Religious Institutions
“The Golden Rule: Do Unto Others…” documentary has received the 2024
Peace
Film Award from three prominent religious institutions: the
Indonesian Ulema
Council Foundation, the Ecumenical Christian Evangelism Foundation,
and the
Girinatha Hindu Foundation. With the presentation of the award, each
institution
recognized the documentary as, “an important film that brings light
and peace to the
world.” The award acknowledged the collaboration of the Visions of
Peace Initiative
together with HQ Creative and Angel Pictures for co-producing the
documentary
and recognized Princess Cheryl Halpern, Princess Natasha Dematra and
Alex
Dolginko as co-directors.
Mr. Kakan Sukandin, representing the Indonesian Ulema Council
Foundation,
stated, “ The film has a dedicated humanitarian mission to promote
world peace by
teaching tolerance and the importance of how to love others as we
love ourselves. I
highly appreciate this documentary. I hope that after watching this
film, each of us
can behave more peacefully towards one another, both in our
communities and in
our country, and help achieve more global peaceful coexistence.”
Princess Cheryl Halpern, a founder of the Visions of Peace
Initiative and co-
producer and co-director of the film, explained the decision to
commission this
documentary saying, “Tolerance, the willingness to accept behaviors
and beliefs
different from your own, is crucial to achieving decency and
respecting diversity.
Unfortunately, tolerance is not in the human genome. Tolerance must
be taught to
our children. We need to provide the education and support to enable
our children
to reject the intolerance, division, and extremism that they
continuously face. This is
the mission of the Visions of Peace Initiative and the motivation
for producing the
film.”
Princess Natasha Dematra, another founder of the Visions of Peace
Initiative and
co-producer and co-director of this documentary, elaborated saying,
“Through the
programs of the Visions of Peace Initiative, Indonesian youth are
learning the
Golden Rule as a universal value of social decency and civility.
This documentary
presents this core behavioral precept that is present in every
religion. The Golden
Rule is an essential value that must be embraced in our world where
violence,
prejudice, and injustice grow relentlessly.”
Since its establishment, the nonprofit Visions of Peace Initiative
has been
committed to motivating young Indonesians, aged 5 to 18, to use
their artistic
preferences to express their thoughts and share their perspectives
on tolerance,
peace, and respect for humanity.
Schools, orphanages, and religious organizations, representing all
religions and
ethnic denominations, have participated in more than 100 events and
programs of
the Visions of Peace Initiative. By encouraging young people to
express their vision
for peaceful coexistence through all art modalities, the Visions of
Peace Initiative
has helped identify areas of alienation and distrust among the youth
and has
nurtured a greater openness, frankness, and tolerance among
participants.
Recognition of the success of the Visions of Peace Initiative's
programs has come
with nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In January, the Visions of Peace Initiative hosted the world
premiere screening of
“The Golden Rule: Do Unto Others…”at the Cinepolis Cinema in
Denpasar, Bali.
The film is a collaborative production between the award-winning
American
production team HQ Creative, the award-winning Indonesian Angel
Pictures, and
the Visions of Peace Initiative. This international production
alliance is committed to
disseminating the important message of the “Golden Rule” globally in
an unceasing
effort to promote a more peaceful and tolerant world.
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